Pipe smoking accessory



April 3o, 1957 s WBOCK 2,790,448

PIPE SMOKING ACCESSORY Filed Dec. l5, 1954 INVENTOR. y Sidnen W. Boc k BY l ATTORNEYS.

U StaresPetehf Q PIPE SMOKING ACCESSORY Sidney W. Bock, Buffalo, N. Y. Application December 13, 1954, SerialNo. 474,798

2 Claims. (Cl. 1231-243) This invention relates to an appliance `or implement for use in conjunction with tobacco pipes, for cleaning the same and for tamping down the tobacco, and por ticularly to a device or appliance of this kind which is readily portable in a pocket or purse or the like without soiling the clothing or purse or their contents.

It has previously been proposed to construct a pipe cleaning tool or other appliance in the general form of a. fountain pen or pocket pencil. While the present invention falls in this general class, its construction is such that it atords a tool of greater utility, one which is much more convenient to use in its various functions, and one which is relatively compact and no longer than a moderate or small-sized fountain pen or pocket pencil.

Speaking generally, the tool of the present invention comprises a central section with removable telescopig caps fitting over its opposite ends.

purposes which will presently appear. The central section comprises essentially a cylindrical member which is entirely open at one end and is provided at its other end with an end wall having a small central perforation. This end wall serves as a tamp for tobacco in a pipe and the cap itself is provided with a rod-like pipe cleaning implement projecting from within the cap. In applying the cap to the central member the rod projects through the aforesaid opening in the end wall of the central member. Removal of the cap at the other end of the central member gives access to the interior of the central member for placement or removal of pipe cleaners. The proportions of the device, in the form illustrated herein by way of example, are such that conventional pipe cleaners of ordinary length will conveniently fit within the device when they are bent double. Only about half of the cleaners are disposed within the central member when they are in a fully housed position, the remainder of the cleaners being encased when the cap at the corresponding end of the central member is replaced. Thus the cleaners are readily accessible and easy to remove from the central member as needed.

While a single form of the invention is illustrated in detail in the accompanying drawing and described in the following specification, it is to be understood that such embodiment is by way of example only and that mechanical modifications and variations in proportion and degree may be effected without departing from the principles of the present invention, the scope thereof being limited only as deined in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the device of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view through the device of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is a bottom end view of the device with the lower cap removed;

Fig. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the upper cap with its pipe cleaning rod member positioned in the bore of a pipe stem; and

The caps extend'j endwise substantially beyond the central section for 2,790,448 Patented Apr. 30, 1957 ice Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the device with its tamping surface pressed against tobacco in a pipe.

Like characters of reference denote like parts in the several figures of the drawing and the numeral 10 designates a tubular cylindrical member which is open at one end, the lower end as viewed in Fig. 2, and provided with an upper end wall 11 at its opposite end, the upper end as viewed in Fig. 2. The device will normally be carried in the pocket of a user in the position illustrated in Fig. 2.

Cylindrical member 10 is provided with a medial band for ferrule 12 which is preferably fixed thereto in any desired manner.

A lower cap member 14 tits snugly over the open lower end of cylindrical member 10 and abuts the band or ferrule 12 as shown in Fig. 2 when the lower cap is fully closed. An upper cap member 15 similarly fits over the closed upper end of cylindrical member 10 and likewise abuts band or ferrule member 12. In the fully closed position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the exterior surfaces of the caps 14 and 15 and the band or ferrule 12 form a smooth continuous exterior surface.

The upper cap member 15 is provided with an integral collar or bearing member 17 which is fixed therein in any desired manner and in turn has fixed thereto one end of a rod-like pipe cleaning implement 18 which projects outwardly from the open end of cap member 15 for a considerable distance. In the form shown the rod-like member 18 is proportioned to extend downwardly through a central perforation in the end wall 11 of cylindrical member 10, through the member 10 proper and through most of the interior of lower cap member 14, all as shown in Fig. 2. It will be noted that replacing the rod-like member in its stored position after use projects it through the group of pipe cleaners to automatically clean the rodlike member.

Upper cap member 15 is provided with a pocket clip 20 of conventional construction to retain the same in a pocket when not in use. In Fig. 5 the pipe cleaner storing position of the device is illustrated in full lines, the bottom cap member 14 being shown in dot and dash lines to permit such added illustration. It is to be understood, however, that the device will normally be employed as a tamping implement with the bottom cap member 14 in position and with only the upper cap member 15 removed from the device. In fact, normally, only the cap 15 will be removed to use either the rod-like cleaning member 18 or the end wall 11 as a tamp or both and only the cap 14 will normally be removed to remove pipe cleaners.

What is claimed is:

l. A pipe smokers accessory comprising a medial generally cylindrical member having reduced cylindrical extensions at its opposite ends, one of said extensions being provided with a transverse end wall to provide a pipe tamping end surface andthe other extension being open at its end, whereby said member forms a tubular receptacle for receiving pipe cleaners partially therein, a cap adapted to fit over one of said reduced cylindrical extensions and a pipe cleaning rod fixed interiorly to said cap and protruding axially therefrom, said end wall having a central perforation for receiving said rod when the cap is applied, whereby the rod extends substantially through said tubular receptacle, and a second cap adapted to lit over said other reduced cylindrical extension and extending substantially outwardly therefrom to enclose the pipe cleaners partially disposed in said tubular receptacle, whereby removal of the second mentioned cap member exposes substantial portions of the pipe cleaners for ready removal.

2. A pipe smokers accessory comprising a medial generally cylindrical tubular member, a sleeve disposed about said cylindrical member and fixed thereto with the Opposite ends of the cylindrical member projecting therefrom.

verse end Wall to provide a pipetamping surface and the other projecting end being open to form a tubular receptale, a cap adapted t o tover `one of said projeting ends and a pipe cleaning` rod fixedinteriorlyA tor-saidapgd protruding axially therefrom, said, end Wall haying gentralperforationfor reeiying said rod when theloa'p is applied, anda second; c ap adapted tor t over said other projetingend to close the tubular receptacle, saidcaps being of substantially the same external diameter as saidjsleeiie whereby-the-caps andnsleeve form a' smooth continuous cylindrical-outer surface.

UNITED STA'LES PATENTS Walker Sept. 10, 1907 Morgan Oct. 23, 1928 Pokorny Sept. 23, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Germany Sept. 25, 1922 Germany Nov. 15, 1951 

